Cobra Electronics BAND XRS 9670 - Manual (Page 17)

Detection
Your Detector
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Detection
Your Detector
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Description Interpretation
Recommended
Response
Tone repeats slowly at first,
then speeds up rapidly.
Probably police radar. FULL ALERT
Tone sounds one
time only.
Probably a false alarm,
but possibly pulsed radar,
Spectre I or VG-2 nearby.
Exercise caution
Tone instantly begins
repeating rapidly.
Radar, Spectre I or VG-2 nearby
has been activated suddenly.
FULL ALERT
Pop mode tone. Pop mode gun very close. FULL ALERT
Tone repeats slowly as you
approach a hill or bridge, then
speeds up sharply as you
reach it.
Probably police
radar beyond the
hill or bridge.
FULL ALERT
Tone repeats slowly
for a short period.
Probably a false alarm. Exercise caution
Any type of laser alert. Laser alerts are
never false alarms.
FULL ALERT
Any Safety Alert
or Strobe Alert. You are nearing an emergency
vehicle, railroad crossing or
road hazard (construction,
accident, etc.).
Exercise caution
Instant-On Detection
Your detector is designed to detect Instant-On speed monitoring signals,
which can suddenly appear at full strength.
NOTE
You should take appropriate action
immediately whenever an instant-on alert is given.
Pop Detection
Your detector is designed to detect single pulse mode radars. These radars
are designed to have a low probability of detection. You should note that these
radar guns have a much shorter range while in this mode.
Responding to Alerts
NOTE
There are different tones for each Safety Alert.
NOTE
There are different tones for each alert.
VG-2 Alert
Signal Detected
VG2
Spectre Alert
Signal Detected
Spectre
Road Hazard Alert
Signal Detected
Road
Hazard
Train Alert Signal
Detected
Train
Emergency Alert
Signal Detected
Emergency...
Safety Alert Signals and Visual Displays
Type of Signal Visual Display
Emergency Vehicles Emergency Vehicle
Road Hazards Road Hazard
Trains Train
VG-2 and Spectre I & IV+ Alert Signals and Visual Displays
Type of Signal Visual Display
VG-2 Alert VG2
Spectre Spectre
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